HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4662-08-2016 A Resolution
NO. 4662-08-201A
APPROVING, FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 6.051 OF THE TEXAS
TAX CODE, PARKER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S PROPOSED
RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS FACILITIES
WHEREAS, the Texas Tax Code requires the creation of a tax appraisal district in
each county in the State of Texas, with each district charged with appraising all property
within the county for ad valorem tax purposes of each taxing unit in the district; and
WHEREAS, under Section 6.06 of the Tax Code district expenses are allocated
among the taxing units participating in the district based on each unit's levy on property
in the district as compared to the total tax levied on all property in the district; and
WHEREAS, on June 21, 2016, the Parker County Appraisal District's Board of
Directors approved a resolution proposing improvements to the District's building and
facilities, a copy of which resolution is attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, Section 6.051 of the Tax Code requires proposed renovations of a
building by the District to be approved by the governing bodies of three-fourths of the
taxing units in the district; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 6.051 , the Parker County Appraisal
District's Chief Appraiser submitted a request to the Mayor, as presiding officer of the
Fort Worth City Council, seeking the City Council's approval of the District's proposal
and identifying the City's projected allocation of the total costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
That the Fort Worth City Council hereby approves, for purposes of Section 6.051
of the Texas Tax Code, the renovation of a building as proposed by Parker County
Appraisal District in its adopted resolution, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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PARKER COUNTYAPPRAISAL DISTRICT
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RESOLUTION 2016-6-21
WHEREAS, the Texas Property Tax Code, by its overall provisions and by the specific
provisions of Section 6.02, establishes the authority of the Board of Directors to govern
the appraisal district, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Parker County Appraisal District has
determined that there is an immediate need for additional office space to conduct the
business of the appraisal district, now and into the future, and
WHEREAS, Section 6.051 of the Texas Property Tax Code authorizes the Board of
Directors of an appraisal district to purchase or lease real property or construct
improvements as necessary to establish and operate the appraisal office,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Directors of the Parker County
Appraisal District to seek approval from the governing bodies of the taxing entities it
serves requesting permission to construct and furnish an addition to the current appraisal
district office of approximately 3,500 square feet at a cost not to exceed $750,000.
Funding for this project will be achieved by obtaining a tax-exempt loan at Plains Capital
Bank in Weatherford, Texas with payments amortized over fifteen or twenty years.
Adopted unanimously on June 21, 2016.